Municipality Gooise Meren

Municipality · Noord-Holland

  • 27.995 homes
  • 61.003 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1956
  • avg. WOZ € 578.000

Boundary according to the CBS district and neighbourhood map 2024. Zoom in for individual homes; click a home for details. Open in the properties map

Homes in Gooise Meren

Homes
27.995
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1956
Average living area
124 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
27.705
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 32% 9.075
  • Apartment 32% 8.832
  • End-terrace house 17% 4.767
  • Semi-detached house 13% 3.684
  • Detached 6% 1.637

Energy label

  • A or better 20% 5.510
  • B 9% 2.564
  • C 21% 5.844
  • D 11% 3.137
  • E 13% 3.612
  • F 11% 2.963
  • G 13% 3.658
  • No label 3% 707

Building period

  • Built before 1945 36% 10.064
  • 1945–1969 30% 8.273
  • 1970–1989 16% 4.608
  • 1990–2009 10% 2.721
  • 2010 and later 8% 2.306
  • Unknown 0% 23

Residents

Residents
61.003
January 1, 2025
Households
27.248
avg. 2,2 people
One-person households
39%
Households with children
36%
Population density
1.457
inhabitants per km²
Area
75,2 km²
of which 33,8 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 18% 11.283
  • 15–25 years 10% 6.237
  • 25–45 years 22% 13.521
  • 45–65 years 28% 17.144
  • 65 years and older 21% 12.818

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 578.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
64%
Rental homes
36%
21% housing association
Single-family homes
67%
33% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
5%
Unoccupied properties
5%
New build in the year
239
delivered homes

The WOZ value is the average of all homes in the area (valuation date January 1 of the previous year), not the market value of a specific property.

Energy

Avg. electricity consumption
2.780 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
490 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.050 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
26%
Gas-free
3%
Mainly electrically heated
7%

Consumption is the average of all homes with a connection in the area (CBS); the label distribution is shown under "Woningen".

Amenities and accessibility

Large supermarket
900 m
avg. distance
General practice
800 m
avg. distance
Primary school
600 m
avg. distance
Daycare
500 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
10
Urbanity
Strongly urban
1.910 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,0
26.746 passenger cars
Company locations
12.060
of which 1.575 retail and hospitality

Road distances, averaged for all residents of the area (CBS).

Living environment: noise, water, air, light and green

Average noise level (Lden)
55 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
19%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
3%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
7%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
9%

Noise level of the 27.995 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 0% 40
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 27% 7.490
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 38% 10.769
  • 56–60 dB: busy 21% 5.747
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 10% 2.830
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 2% 496
  • above 70 dB: extreme 2% 623

Flooding

Homes that may flood
30%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
16%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
2,6 m
average 0,6 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
11,5 µg/m³
90% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,4 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
14,7 µg/m³
5% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dim
Green within 500 m
55%

Noise: RIVM noise maps (road and rail 2020, aviation 2022, wind turbines 2024), annual average Lden per 10 m, sampled at each address. Flooding: LIWO (Rijkswaterstaat), map of maximum water depth; depth says nothing about probability. Air: RIVM annual average concentrations at 25 m. Light: RIVM light emission map 2023. Green: RIVM green map 2022, share of green within 500 m. Turn the noise map on in the map above.

Climate and safety

Apparent temperature on a hot day
46–48 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
91%
Urban heat island effect
1,0–1,2 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
90%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
29%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
89%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
8%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%

Climate Impact Atlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): perceived temperature and heat island 2022, cool spots, location-specific flood probability (at least 20 cm water), dry floors, risk of groundwater nuisance 2050 (high scenario), flow paths at 70 mm precipitation per hour; sampled per dwelling. High-voltage lines: RIVM Netkaart with calculation distances. Wind turbines: RIVM. Turn on the heat map on the map above.

Safety

Crimes per 1,000 inhabitants
44
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
2.677
+8% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
3,6
100 burglaries
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 10% 256
  • Fietsdiefstal 9% 241
  • Diefstal uit auto 5% 129
  • Mishandeling 4% 107
  • Woninginbraak 4% 100
  • Winkeldiefstal 2% 64
  • Bedreiging 2% 63
  • Autodiefstal 2% 57

Per year

  1. 2.5042021
  2. 2.3712022
  3. 2.6232023
  4. 2.4792024
  5. 2.5342025

Source: police, registered crimes per area (CBS/police open data, monthly figures). Per 1,000 inhabitants based on the area's population; not every crime is reported.

Liveability

Very good Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Very good
class 8 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,22
+0,12 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,00
measurement 2022: Very good

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,01 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,03 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,04 more than sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,01 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,03 sufficient

Source: Leefbaarometer 3.0 (Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, CC0), biennial estimate based on over a hundred characteristics; the score expresses how residents rate livability on average. Negative = below the national average.

Soil and foundation

Soil subsidence (total)
−0,9 mm per year
Soil subsidence (shallow)
+0,0 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
5 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,2%
zeer laag
Pile rot in 2050
0,2%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
1,1%
houses on pile with risk

Source: Klimaateffectatlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): subsidence from satellite measurements (Bodemdalingskaart), foundation risk per neighbourhood (Deltares/KCAF, share of homes with wooden piles or on slab at risk). A neighbourhood average, not a statement about a single property.

Income and work

Avg. income per resident
€ 47.300
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 60.000
per year
Median household wealth
€ 313.600
Net labour participation
74%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
25%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
32%
share of people (nationally 20%)

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